Mara was struggling to eat her sandwich at lunch, so when she took a big bite on her own, I said, “Good job, Mara!”
My daughter was quick to correct me. “Don’t talk with food in your mouth, Mommy. Chew!” It was true that I was setting a bad example, but the irony was she was correcting me with food in her mouth!
So I chewed and then said, “You’re right. Mommy shouldn’t talk with food in her mouth. But you know what? you were talking with food in your mouth too!”
She smiled and shot back, “Like you!”
Oh, just wait until she’s a teenager. I’m sorry to say, but this direction can get worse.